Digital Commerce Blog

Gantt chart were almost written off sometime ago, but after few changes, gantt chart is used by almost all enterprises today for project management. Learn more about the new features and advantages of gantt chart in this blog.

What are microservices? Why are they important? How do they communicate with each other? Get detailed information about microservices architecture and its role in different environments. Learn more about HTTP communication protocols.

Learn about how two different software practices like DevOps and Agile when combined together bring changes to the businesses and software development life cycles. Know more about the advantages of both methodologies and how to integrate them.

Automation of customer experience CX is what we need today to thrive in the competition. How do we achieve it? Learn more about automating processes and their benefits as we bring you some of the best customer experience automation use cases.

What is customer empowerment and how it is related to customer service? Learn more about them and tips and hacks on how to incorporate them into your businesses today. We explain the steps to take to accomplish great customer service and get customer loyalty.

Get to know in depth about serverless, its benefits, use cases and how it makes an impact on framework. Learn more about PaaS( platform as a service) and its advantages. Read about the comparison between serverless and PaaS and cloud services.

Content Management Systems are tools that make dealing with content or information easier on different levels. The key to selecting the right tool is a vivid knowledge of how each tool works and what purpose they serve. Different CMSs have different usage that come with a variety of useful features. CMSs have a wide range of functionalities from auto-updating a website to tracking content by a single component and much more.

Multi cloud can be considered quite a blessing when it comes to storing and accessing data quickly. Employing the idea of using multiple platforms to work with, always comes in handy. Multiple datacenters work together, leading to faster work-pace and superior security. This is coupled with other facilities like cost saving and reduced latency. Multi cloud is a fast-growing technology that companies are embracing for its plethora of benefits.

Adobe had recently made an official announcement of the launch of a fully-integrated Payments solution for its state-of-the-art commerce platform , Adobe Commerce. The new move is set to transform and make life easier for ecommerce merchants seeking to deliver incredible CX through seamless payment processing. In the blog we explore the many value-ads of new Adobe payment services.

Get a deeper understanding of what is alert management solutions is and why organizations need them today. Learn more about how to analyze alerts and how to use the all-in-one alert management solution available on a unified platform.

Having or setting up an e-commerce store for sports brands, comes with some challenges. Rapid Deployment Packages offered by Embitel are three unique solution packages that fit into the budget of all types of business. They come in three different variants based on the requirements of small or large businesses alike. With these RapidRetail Accelerator Packages, dive into the world of a seamless e-commerce experience.

Understand how cloud services have evolved over the years. Learn more about different cloud deployment models and types of cloud services. Get an overview of the pros and cons of different cloud deployment models.

Understand the fundamental differences, meaning, and advantages of omnichannel customer service and multichannel support services. Decide which is best for your organization through experts from our company at Embitel.

Get an insight into how sportswear companies are consciously working towards the production of sustainable sportswear. Learn more about the circular economy and how it is going to shape the sports industry in the future.

The sports industry is sustaining various changes, especially after the pandemic. Brands need a strong e-commerce model that meets the customer preferences and creates a better marketing experience. To achieve the growing customer demands while adapting to the contemporary market solutions, brands now tend to consider the D2C model over the conventional B2B model. Let’ us walk through the benefits that D2C evolution in sports come with.

Learn how software asset management or SAM has become a hot favorite amongst IT enterprises. How software asset management can bring lot of improvement and its benefits to the companies. Get an understanding of how to manage budget and security of the assets in the organizations.

Understand the benefits of using Agile software development methods and how automation of CI/CD pipeline will benefit your software development lifecycle.

Powering close to 2,50,000 online stores, the Magento ecommerce platform enables e-retailers to innovate & scale up rapidly. Flexible architecture, seamless checkout features combined with omnichannel capabilities, has helped Magento ecommerce gain a distinctive position in the ecommerce market. Explore some interesting facts about Magento in this blog.

Organizations need customer success teams to lead their customers and assist them to reach their goals. Customer success teams will help companies in mapping customer journeys. Understand what happens when Customer success teams make mistakes and how to overcome them.

AEM – Adobe Experience Manager is a wonderful tool and its benefits can be realized when combined with Magento Integration. We bring you step-by-step guidelines on how to set up locally. Learn more about the significance of CIF (Commerce Integration Framework) in the process.

Discover the facts and factors that led One of the world’s biggest e-commerce sector to bounce back and show the way to others on dealing the economy during and post Covid-19 pandemic. Learn about the factors that led to this digital transformation.

Discover the importance of customer journey mapping process in your organization. Learn how to create and develop user journey map based on personas, touchpoints, and various other components. Understand your customer viewpoint and brand perspective through customer journey mapping.

In current scenario, the E-commerce industry is growing rapidly. Businesses need to assess and determine how long their e-commerce systems can withstand market demands with their current capabilities. If they are having difficulty growing, they should seriously consider E-commerce migration as a means of expanding their business. This blog discusses a number of factors to be considered for E-commerce migration.

Discover the best chat marketing tools in the industry. We cover the basics of chat marketing and its benefits for your organization. Learn more about how conversational marketing is ruling the roost and how you can apply it in your customer service.

D2C ecommerce endows many benefits to business organizations seeking to win an edge in today’s commerce world . This incudes low friction to market entry, total ownership of the brand experience delivered, transparent medium for customer engagement. Here in this blog, we dig deeper to understand the D2C commerce model from close quarters. Read on.

In the current competitive landscape, businesses must establish their presence across all channels and mediums for brand visibility and conversions. For e-commerce businesses, there is a huge user base on mobile phones in contrast to desktops/laptops. Thus, it becomes necessary to reach these potential customers on their mobile phones with m-commerce solutions. As an Adobe Commerce partner, we at Embitel provide effective M-commerce solutions in association with the implementation of your E-commerce project.

Splitting orders extension on Magento 2 platform is our exclusive offering that comes with new features that businesses are happy about. Learn more details on split order easy-to-use plugin and how to deliver a great customer experience economically.

Give something to your sales team to cherish and enjoy their work to the fullest. Introducing sales automation to increase efficiency is one of the many benefits you can reap. Learn how sales automation can impact your growth and conversion. Read on other advantages of sales automation tools for your business.

Employee job satisfaction and mental well-being is the most crucial factors for the productivity and growth of any company. Make sure you keep them excited and happy at work by introducing virtual agents and AI chatbots. Learn how you can offer the best IT Service Management and understand the benefits of virtual agents.

Get into the depths of Digital Assets and Digital Asset Management. Learn more about why do you need DAM and how to choose your DAM provider. Explore the benefits of digital asset management with elaborate details on migration and implementation of assets.

Every year there is a drift in customer experience trends and strategies. Have you read our take on customer experience trends 2021? Learn about digitalization customer experience and how things have changed in CX trends. Check out how pandemic has impacted customer experience journey and where you stand with it.

Understand the scope and requirements of AEM 6.5 and key guidelines to upgrade to AEM 6.5. Learn more about why, how, and when we need to upgrade to AEM 6.5. Significance of the pre-upgrade preparation and post-upgrade inspection. Pattern detector and how it is used and also about other important technologies included.

Key takeaways from the blog are DXP trends for 2021. Find out details on Digital Experience Platforms, technology, software languages and trends. Learn how headless CMS and DXP drift will impact the enterprises and what is the right move to stay ahead.

Understand customers and deliver what you promised to gain loyalty and returning customers. You also need a strong CX customer experience design to meet the expectations. We have covered the key principles of CX customer experience design and how it will benefit your enterprises.

Discover the fundamentals of cloud-native applications along with the detailed study on cloud-native architecture, technology, services, and attributes. Learn about microservices and technology used in cloud-native which makes it a popular choice amongst enterprises.

Understand the need to build serverless applications. Discover the benefits of serverless applications on AWS. Read up on AWS technology involved. Learn the fundamentals of AWS application architecture and how various AWS services come together and build a seamless application.

Thinking of moving your enterprise to cloud? Search no more. We have covered best practices or steps that will help in successful enterprise cloud migration. Our practical guide will tell you more about cloud migration advantages to businesses. Learn about cloud migration KPIs in detail.

To achieve successful cloud applications development, businesses must implement Agile and DevOps methodology. DevOps and Cloud applications must work together and initiated at the same time. DevOps in cloud reduces silos and gaps by removing barriers between developer and operation teams.

Understand the benefits of customer service automation in government services. AI chatbots and keyword chatbots provide 24/7 customer service. Automated customer service gives better customer service, retain customers and reduces errors when used in public sector. customer service automation helps in seamless workflow at lower cost.

Small and big businesses today need a CRM system to sustain. Choosing the right CRM software is quintessential for the businesses to run efficiently. CRM deployment whether cloud or in-premises should be mandated. CRM scalability is another crucial feature to note. Most importantly CRM solution should align with your goals.

Cloud application development has been ground-breaking when it comes to the growth and results of companies. There are a lot of benefits that can be derived from cloud applications. However, cloud application development also comes with its own set of challenges. We have thrown some light on the problems that developers face during cloud application development and the measures/steps that can help us overcome the challenges.

The primary goal of any IT organization is to help customers, offer IT solutions and support the users efficiently. Upgrading to services like Incident management, self-service portal, ticket management, etc. to solve customer’s problems in a timely manner becomes necessary. This can be achieved with the help of IT Service Desk (ITSD) software such as Freshservice. Read more about ITSD and Freshservice here.

Companies are amping up their growth through Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) to meet the needs of savvy customers through personalised, seamless and smarter solutions at multiple touchpoints. This blog takes a close look at the advantages of Digital Experience Platforms. Also check out the key characteristics of Adobe Experience Cloud and why it is a sought-after platform for businesses today.

While we stayed indoors during the pandemic-induced lockdown in 2020, our reliance on ecommerce platforms for food and beverages increased. Hence, we witnessed several new trends in the F&B ecommerce space during this time. In this blog, we explore the disruptive ecommerce trends in 2021 like contactless delivery, curbside pickup, direct selling to customers, brand loyalty, ecommerce through social media, etc.

Manufacturing industry has come to the realization that, in order to uncover new growth opportunities in this digital era, they should tap into e-commerce. So, what are the value-adds for a manufacturing business of adopting e-commerce? What are the top concerns of manufacturers that prevent them from going online? Read on.

As the ecommerce industry gradually embraces headless commerce, whereby the front-end is decoupled with the backend, as its future, we set out to explore the emergence of commercetools as one of the most agile headless platforms out there.

As we come to terms with the COVID-19 pandemic, government-mandated lockdown, and social distancing rules, retail is one of the key industrial sectors that was severely hit. But all is not bad for the retailers. Fortunately, COVID-19 has emerged as a gamechanger, leading to accelerated digital adoption by retail organizations of all sizes. Read on to more about the new retails trends in the post-COVID-19 era.

Most modern-day digital applications leverage the Application Programming Interfaces for reliable communication with other systems. This has made API testing a critical part of ecommerce SDLC. In this blog, we discuss the benefits and best practices of performing API testing using REST Assured.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in ecommerce enables customer-centric online searches, answers customers’ queries, simplifies sales techniques and much more. This blog takes a look at the applications of AI in ecommerce that are disrupting the industry today.

Finding the perfect blend of commerce experience and branding has always been a tough nut to crack for the ecommerce players. However, the integration of AEM and Magento has changed the rules of the game. Curious? Read on for more details..

Personalized Product Recommendations are highly relevant suggestions that take visitor data for deep analysis and stimulate visitor engagement on your Magento Ecommerce Store. Read all about it here.

If you own a Magento Ecommerce Store, you need to be aware of the advantages of Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP). A web component framework that optimises page loading speed, Accelerated Mobile Pages are an essential part of your digital marketing toolkit.

Magento 2.x or Shopify- most of the e-commerce businesses have a tough time deciding between these popular e-commerce solutions. We bring you an infographic that compares Magento 2.x and Shopify based on factors like Omnichannel, Multi-language support, IT infrastructure & many more.

Middle-East is fast emerging a bussing hub of the e-commerce business. The region also has demonstrated an interesting trend in terms of e-commerce development platforms! We are talking about the growth of Magento 2 as a preferred e-commerce platform in the region. In this blog, we analyse how the Magento 2 Platform can Support the Hyper Growth of E-commerce.

The journey to Headless Commerce is best traveled through the milestone called Progressive Web Apps. PWA features like push notifications, deep-linking and offline availability make it one of the best Headless Commerce Solutions. Watch the video for a better insight

Adobe Symposium 2019 introduced Magento Commerce & Marketo, to the digital leaders. It was an evening about ideas & innovation for creating “Experience-Led Business”. Embitel as the Showcase Partner of the event, intrigued audience with demos on Headless Commerce & AEM -Magento Commerce Integration. Read details here.

Pimcore is the new-age digital platform for dynamic management of product information to deliver a personalized digital experience to end-users. But how does it enable personalization? Why should retail brands looking to take their business online consider PIMCORE? Find out in this blog.

Is your Ecommerce Technology Architecture equipped to integrate with the ever evolving User Interfaces like Voice Assistant Systems, Wearable Devices, Kiosks and more? With Headless Commerce solutions at helm, you will be more than just ready. Watch this video to know more.

Is it possible for your ecommerce brand to be prepared for an instant integration with new devices and render a customized front-end UI for Wearable Devices, Kiosks, Voice Assistant Devices and more? Yes, it is! Allow us to introduce you to the world of ‘Headless Commerce’ which has ‘No Strings Attached’ with the back-end Ecommerce Engine.

Headless Commerce for the lightning fast content delivery and Progressive Web Apps for an engaging app-like Customer Experience- A Match made in Heaven. Find out how the magic unfolds when the two new super stars of ecommerce meet.

Official Beta version of Magento 2.3 is out! Does this release live up-to the promise to deliver “engaging and innovative shopping experiences”? In this blog, we analyse Magento 2.3 to find out what it has to offer to the merchants and Magento Developers

Multiple stores and Inventory that consists of Millions of Products and related data – today Ecommerce Websites need to support such massive scale. If you are an Ecommerce Developer, then PIMCORE is your ‘friend in need’ for seamlessly building solutions that match this scale. Find out how!

A Multi-store Ecommerce Website should allow to showcase different products in different geographies at different prices . PIMCORE with its dynamic product workflow engine and master data management capabilities helps ecommerce companies handle such challenges. Read to learn how you can do more with PIMCORE and Magento.

As one of the most trusted Ecommerce Technology platforms, Magento 2.0 has all the robust security measures in place.However, there are certain best practices that must be implemented by an Ecommerce website developer. This is necessary to ensure that as an Ecommerce Business, you uphold the trust of your online customers and deliver a seamless […]

Confused about choosing between Woocommerce and Magento for your e-commerce business? Here is a quick reference guide to resolve your dilemma between the two popular e-commerce Platforms. We also highlight key factors to help you choose: Community support, Business model, Installation features, Security & more.

By 2025 Connected Retail market is estimated to be US$82.31 billion. This is 400 % more than 2016. In this blog, we try to explore how IoT is enabling this disruption.

Internet of Things (IoT) is leading the digital transformation of global supply chains in retail commerce. Find out how IoT enabled processes are helping businesses optimize their supply chain

When Magento works in association with an ERP or CRM, the results are nothing short of magical for the business. The most evident advantage is improved customer experience through instant order tracking, expedited delivery, detailed communication and a lot more. Here are some best practices that must be followed during the integration to avoid any kind of errors that might cause trouble later.

Like its B2C counterparts, at B2B ecommerce companies Customer Centricity is taking the center stage. This has called for innovations and disruptions in ecommerce technology, operations, and omnichannel sales strategy. Here is a sneak peek at some major B2B ecommerce trends that may decide the future course of B2B ecommerce companies.

The B2B Ecommerce website development market is rapidly growing and B2B companies have realized the effectiveness of ecommerce. B2B businesses have started treating ecommerce as a channel to not only engage with customers and achieve sales conversion but also to collect first hand data about the customer preferences and other details. Like B2C, B2B commerce […]

Based on the findings of new IoT report from Aruba Networks, we share with you the latest IoT trends in retail commerce. Find out how retail stores are leveraging IoT for geofencing, in-store customer engagement, supply chain management and more

From Omnichannel Commerce, In-Store Technologies, Gamification to Robust Ecommerce Server Infrastructure and AI in Ecommerce Marketing and Customer Service, here are the 10 lessons a business can learn from Alibaba Group’s Global Shopping Festival (11.11)

Global Shopping Festival 2017 delivered sales numbers that clearly manifested its supremacy over Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday & Cyber Monday sales. But when we dig deeper, this 11.11 event also showcased the ambitious ‘New Retail’ strategy of Jack Ma.

Will Jack Ma be able to take Alibaba beyond being an ecommerce company and make it a technology, social, financial and entertainment powerhouse?

With the push for a cashless society in the UAE and the adoption of Klip digital wallet, our experts explain all about digital wallet integration

What makes Magento a Leader among B2B ecommerce platforms? An independent report finds Magento’s advantages are many: feature-rich, affordable, vast range of easily available Magento extensions, and more.

Your Magento website loading speed can be improved significantly with a few simple tricks, and contribute to better Magento website performance and user experience.

Choose your ecommerce website development partner wisely with these practical tips to assess the quality and credibility of the ecommerce website development company.

Trim your expense and get maximum value from your investment in ecommerce website hosting and IT monitoring with these 4 tips.

How ecommerce IT monitoring companies carry out website monitoring and maintenance, broken down in steps.

Integrate the best payment gateways for secure and trustworthy shopping experience on your ecommerce website.

Ecommerce in India in constantly evolving, and the only way to succeed is to keep up with the next big ecommerce trends.

A comprehensive step-by-step guide to content marketing for ecommerce websites, from addressing the right audience, to the various mediums to consider

Get the most out your ecommerce strategy by avoiding these mistakes in disucssions with your ecommerce consultant

Practical tips on keeping your ecommerce PPC campaign keyword strategy up to date and facilitate good ongoing results.

Must-read tricks to get your Magento website SEO to work for you.

Ecommerce SEO tips to improve organic reach and improve your website’s ranking.

Of the many Magento marketplace extensions out there, Medma is one of the best choices for its solid basic structure, host of features and easy customizability. Read this analysis of all that you can expect of it.

SEO for Magento ecommerce websites has unique challenges and here are the 6 common SEO mistakes you should avoid to get a better ranking for your keywords.

From bug-fixing to developing omnichannel commerce, these are the steps for omnichannel commerce as followed by this leading Middle East brand.

Magento is used by 26% of the Ecommerce stores. Let’s evaluate Magento features and understand why Magento is a better option for eCommerce website development.

Infographic comparing the top 10 features of Magento Enterprise and Community Edition. Learn about major differences in the editions to make a quick decision.

Contrary to expectations, the advantages of ecommerce in India have extended beyond the obvious—from benefiting existing local stores, to drastically improving business operations.

Does Magento 2 Community Edition suit your needs, or Magento 2 Enterprise Edition? We give you all the facts to help you decide

Magento 2 with unique features and numerous benefits is the best ecommerce platform for medium or large ecommerce businesses. Consider these top 4 features while switching to Magento 2.

Experts anticipate a significant increase in the number of Magento 2 stores within a year as more and more web stores migrate to the new Magento 2 version.

The US has seen the highest rate of Magento 2 development so far, and these examples of successful Magento 2 implementation can inspire you to develop your ecommerce webstie on this platform too.

Mobile app developers can follow these 5 best mobile app UI design practices for creating an engaging ecommerce mobile app and improve your customer retention.

Let’s have a look at top 5 hybrid frameworks that are mostly preferred for hybrid mobile app development which can be compatible with different mobile operating platforms.

Having a great mobile app UI is vital if you want users to spend more time on your app. Read these tricks to improve app usability and deliver a positive experience.

Here is an infographic on 10 important things that you should work on before outsourcing your mobile app development projects to an agency.

A step-by-step list of points to cover before outsourcing mobile app development for your business

Get a headstart on the year with these trends that will dominate mobile app development in 2017 to boost customer engagement and improve business performance.

2016 at Embitel was about wider presence, technology growth and customer satisfaction, among other things.

Good leadership to encourage ownership of the task among project members can influence the outcome positively, finds Embitel’s delivery manager Dipanwita Jakkula.

The ecommerce market is already large, but growing it further will be an achievement for those who make the right moves first. We share features and marketing ideas that will dominate the online retail industry in 2017.

Our head of ecommerce business reviews the last 12 months to recount noteworthy happenings at Embitel.

Opportunities for retail ecommerce are huge in the underdeveloped markets of the Middle East, and if businesses choose the right technology, they can enjoy immense success. A list of 4 diverse Magento stores in region explains why Magento platform would be an ideal choice.

Everybody’s talking about how ecommerce in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is still at a nascent stage. If you consider smartphone penetration in the region (over 65%), internet penetration (overall more than 90%), and compare it with the share of ecommerce in the GDP (0.4%), indeed there is immense growth potential. The GCC countries […]

UAE has some of the best mobile broadband penetration and mobile apps are the best way to reach out to the population. These 5 popular apps from the UAE show creative and inspiring ways mobile apps have been used by different sectors to boost sales and offer convenience.

Augmented reality isn’t limited to gaming–use its cool factor to improve user experience, deliver delight to your customers
and increase sales. Here is the list of 5 augmented reality apps for businesses.

With the festival shopping bonanza coming up soon, ecommerce websites and mobile apps need to gear up for the rise in traffic and demand. We share 8 tips to prepare for holiday season shopping.

Our ecommerce technology consultants will help you to find out the website development cost. Answer simple questions regarding your online business model, UX design and system integration requirements.

What is digital transformation for retail? Is it necessary and how can you implement it? We shed light on transforming your business operations, the customer experience and adapting your business model to align with expectations of the digital customer to cover every aspect of your business transformation.

A grocery webstore backend should have features that that support efficient business operations to fulfil the low-margin but high demand specific to the sector. Here’s a list of features you must include.

Online grocery and FMCG retailers have the potential to tap into a massive retail market by including these features on their webstore at the checkout stage. The features are designed to give consumers a smooth shopping experience and deliver success.

According to a PwC report, ecommerce technology, its scalability, its agility and capital investments in IT infrastructure are the top challenges faced by ecommerce companies in India. Find out how small and medium (SME) businesses can overcome these challenges and launch an ecommerce web-store.

In the first post of a demonstration series, we explore the must-have front end features of a grocery and FMCG webstore. These features have been developed in response to the specific needs of the online grocery business and to ensure a seamless shopping experience and convenience to consumers.

The ecommerce market in the Middle East is unique – it is still underdeveloped but is already expecting the conveniences available in developed markets. This presents unique challenges to retail businesses in the Arab world.

How many people shop online in the Arab world? What can they afford and what are their preferences? Get insights into the demographics of ecommerce in the Middle East from this showcase of the State of Payments 2016 report by Payfort.

The UK’s retail industry has seen a significant growth in online sales in recent times. Read stories of brands that have implemented multichannel and omnichannel and are already enjoying increasing sales and profits, while others follow.

Opting for local payment gateways has its benefits. An overview of the top payment gateways of the Middle East to help you choose which one is right for your business and make payment gateway integration easier for you

In its evaluation of digital commerce platforms, the Gartner Magic Quadrant (report available for download here) finds that Magento Commerce is an excellent choice for small and medium businesses looking for a cost-effective digital transformation journey.

SAP hybris has once again emerged as a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce 2016 (entire Gartner report available for download here). SAP hybris offers robustness, versatility, growth, and rich functionalities that make it a leading digital commerce platform for B2B and B2C business models.

Magento customization, integration, mobile responsive design, omnichannel implementation: our work for projects in the Arab world has accelerated our clients’ ecommerce path to success

With the rapid growth of ecommerce in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and rest of the Middle East, trends are emerging and players are able to identify challenges. What do the numbers say and what should businesses expect? And how can the right ecommerce technology vendor in the Middle East help? Read on

Magento 2.0, a next gen open source digital commerce platform, has outperformed Magneto 1.x in benchmark tests. Find out how it processes up to 39% more orders/hour and provides 51% faster check-out

In a recent study of the list of Alexa top 1 million ecommerce websites, Magento platform stores comprise the largest chunk of ecommerce websites.

Up your chances of success with the true heroes of a web-store built on Magento.

Our women achievers tell us what how parity makes it possible for them to achieve their dreams.

“Your Online Grocery store can now go Live in just 100 days!” Technology is a great enabler of your ecommerce business ideas.But at times project over-run costs can severely impact not only the bottom-line but also your time-to-market. In order to safe-guard your business from such repercussions, our team of Ecommerce Business and Technology Consultants […]

Jarir Bookstores is one of the very special, challenging and fulfilling projects for my entire team. HQ in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jarir is a one-stop shop for office and school supplies.

With great pride and honor, I extend my best wishes and heartiest congratulations to the entire Magento Ecommerce team for completing Magento 2 certification

Embitel has always prided itself on two things: its tendency to innovate for great customization, and its people-first policy – whether it’s partners, clients, or employees.

Brief highlights of our Ecommerce team’s efforts and accomplishments.

How we worked towards better processes and improved outcomes in the last year, and how we plan notch it up in 2016

How e-tailers found ways to evolve in the year past

A Magento 2 trained engineer finds the upgrade has several benefits of great value.

Resmi Sudha, Embitel’s Magento ecommerce developer, gives the low-down on the much-awaited Magento 2.0.

Does going omnichannel really offer benefits? Let the numbers do the talking.

Embitel’s unique framework makes working on Magento easier and the result better.

Omnichannel may be creating a buzz all around but it comes with its share of hurdles. Read about the common problems before you embark on the journey.

With research reflecting rising use of smartphones and high conversion rates among customers who browse retail apps, the need to go mobile is growing more urgent for retailers. Here’s the why and how of going mobile.

An Embitel software engineer shares his experience of bringing the shopping experience to the consumer’s fingertips with hybris mobile SDK for Android.

There’s no dearth of ways to use IoT in your retail business, as these real-life examples will show you. Read on and get thinking – how can you use it to benefit your business

Looking at statistics, we understand that India is the next big hub for Ecommerce IT infrastructure, and services with big players like E-bay, Amazon, Tesco, and Walmart are eyeing their technology centers based here.

Now that the fundamentals of an ecommerce business in theory are clear Is your Ecommerce website, a retail web-store? – the 4 fundamentals to make sure!).It is now time to put them to practice

Embitel Technologies strives to create an ecommerce platform for each client that will be best for business. With intensive Business Consulting services, project management and Agile development, this blogpost explains how Embitel gets it right at every stage.

Reality is that ecommerce is all about creating the best-in-class retail experience for consumers using internet-based technologies. It is about reaching a new generation of tech-savvy consumers by using digital media tools and techniques to let the consumers know about the unique value proposition offered by the company.

Rarely has a new area of business been heralded with such enthusiasm as “mobile commerce”, that is the conduct of business and services over portable, wireless devices. Due to the astronomical growth of the Internet users, maturation of the Internet technologies, realization of the Internet’s capabilities, the power of electronic commerce, and the promising advancement of wireless communication technologies and devices, mobile commerce has rapidly attained the business forefront

M-Commerce (Mobile Commerce) refers to access to the internet via a mobile device, such as a mobile phone or a PDA. An m-commerce site is a version of a company’s webpage that is designed to fit within the constraints of a mobile phone or PDA.

YouTube is one of the most powerful social networks in the world. The platform allows you to share your ideas through video and interact with a potentially enormous audience. But simply posting a video on YouTube does not guarantee an audience.

Augmented reality in retail is giving businesses immense scope for innovation and customer delight. We share use cases of AR and its impact on retail and ecommerce

2012 was a big year for pay-per-click advertising. Many online retailers saw their PPC budgets, conversion rates, and return-on-ad-spend grow nicely. At the same time, cost-per-click rates dropped precipitously for Product Listing Ads and mobile ads. Looking forward, here are my top seven predictions for PPC advertising in 2013.

ChannelAdvisor came up with a list of ‘Top 10 e-commerce marketing trends for retailers to embrace in 2012’. The list made a lot of sense to me and hence I am summarizing it below for our readers;

There are several channels online that can really take your ecommerce business to the next level but in order to get into all these channels, you must have a certain advertising/marketing budget to cover the cost. Depending on your niche, …

Navigating the choppy waters of a new social networking site can be challenging as a marketer. The latest social media site to have marketers buzzing these days is Pinterest. Experian Hitwise finds Pinterest is the new No. 3 social site …

301 Redirect: 301 redirect is the most efficient and Search Engine Friendly method for webpage redirection. It’s not that hard to implement and it should preserve your search engine rankings for that particular page. If you have to change file names or move …

Payment gateway is an ecommerce service that authorizes payments made through credit cards / debit cards online for e-businesses & online retailers. Payment Gateway Integration or Online Payment Processing is a way of receiving payments from your customers on your …

If you are an online retailer you no doubt will be aware of the value of marketing your website in the correct way to drive sales and loyalty. However there are several simple ideas that are overlooked when it comes …

The Mobile Marketing Association on Tuesday announced its annual top 10 industry predictions for mobile marketing in the Asia Pacific region. As 2010 comes to a close, MMA provides a guide to new and existing technologies that will dominate the …

Meta tags are not the only solution for organic search engine optimization. They are simply one piece of the overall search engine optimization process. The title tag and the Meta description tags are what searchers see in the search engine …

Mcommerce (Mobile Commerce) refers to access to the internet via a mobile device, such as a mobile phone or a PDA. An mcommerce site is a version of a company’s webpage that is designed to fit within the constraints of …

Creating a press release for a campaign or assignment requires thought and preparation, without the core fundamentals your release may end up right in the trash folder of your recipients email. A well-written press release can be an invaluable asset …

Google penalizes Adwords ads with poor click through rates. If your ad is not generating clicks, it’s making it more expensive for you to advertise. Discover how to improve the click through rate of your ads. Your Adwords ad …

There are a number of reasons why security vulnerabilities arise in shopping cart and online payment systems, these vulnerabilities are increased by the increase in the advanced functionality adding in the day by day basis in the ecommerce System. One …

Do you want to know number of people who are visiting your site via RSS feeds? If you have been using FeedBurner to syndicate the RSS feeds of your blog then now you can easily track your incoming traffic from …

In today’s practical world of the Internet social media optimization has become the buzz word. This term refers to the performance adopted for generating the utmost of visits to the business website. Social media Optimization has the following advantages: Social …

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ecommerce Website Development Organized retailing and constantly evolving consumption will be the next big driver of India’s economic growth. Rising incomes and increased exposure to global products and global consumption patterns have changed the average peoples attitude towards consumption. Fast …

Emarketing is the process of marketing the brand / product using the modern communication technologies like internet. Emarketing comprises all the activites conducts via web (www) to improve the business. Emarketing is not expensive. we mostly meet people or sale via internet (email, …

Web robots – often referred to as crawlers, bots, or spiders – are software programs that constantly travel the web, indexing the information found on millions and millions of websites every single day. Some sites, however, don’t wish to be …

Google has added up various features with options in its search engine. This feature has now been added into its Image Search property feature also. This is a very simple feature but could save on a lot of time by …

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and it allows you to syndicate your site content. RSS feeds define an easy way to share the website updations, headlines and news to regular customers who has subscribed to the RSS feeds of …

In present scenario Ecommerce is playing very essential role in the online business. Although it is one of the best & cheapest intermediate for reaching out to new customers in the online market, if ecommerce implemented effectively, it also offers …

Bing is gaining popularity and within a short period of time this search engine has surpassed Yahoo and almost giving tough competition to Google. There are more users logging into Bing every single day. Some of the cool things about …

Website Marketing can attract more people to your business and website. Online marketing will increase the customers for your business, and enhance branding of your company and your business products. We are suggesting some of the internet marketing strategies which …

Virtual Credit Card’ is a unique payment solution which is used for online transactions only. The short lifespan and limited amount of VCC makes it one of the secure payment methods. There is no physical existence of the VCC but only available over online. This is one of the payment methods becoming popular day by day.

What is Virtual Credit Card (VCC)? ‘Virtual Credit Card’ is a unique payment solution which is used for online transactions only. The short lifespan and limited amount of VCC makes it one of the secure payment methods. There is no physical existence of the VCC but only available over online. This is one of the […]

Introduction Online retailers spend a lot of money on getting their website up and running. A major portion of their investment is directed towards increasing the traffic of their websites or the conversion rate. A/B testing or split testing is one tool by which these retailers can pin point which elements  are to be displayed […]

One of key reasons behind the success or failure of any retailer is promotions. It doesn’t matter if the retailer is present online or not, he needs promotions to meet a variety of objectives. There are many kinds of promotions, each fulfill different purpose and each have their own pros and cons. Therefore, it becomes […]